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DESCRIPTION:Today is the 50th Anniversary of the formal transfer of Mormon Island 
 Relocation Cemetery signed by the Secretary of the Army to El Dorado County 
 Board of Supervisor Chair.  Clearly then or today the notion of Unknown, 
 Moved from Nigger Hill Cemetery by U.S. Government in 1954 was the 
 unofficial work of a still unknown source.  Together, we will restore 
 dignity and respect for all the California Gold Rush Pioneers in Mormon 
 Island Relocation Cemetery, this 2011 United Nations International Year for 
 People of African Descent. \n\n\nSacramento, California ~ Now is the time 
 for all Federal, State and Regional Government Officials to demand removal 
 of the word “Nigger” from all 36 Grave Markers.\n\nTogether, we will 
 restore dignity and respect to the early pioneers of African descent in the 
 Great State of California.  \n\nBishop Ron Allen (916) 807-1210, President, 
 International Faith Based Coalition\nDr. Ralph White (209) 271-2466, 
 President, Stockton Black Leadership Council\nMichael Harris (916) 
 997-2451, Director, Negro Hill Burial Ground Project \n\nThursday, May 12, 
 11:00 a.m.\nSacramento Valley Railroad Station, 5th Street and I Street, 
 \nDowntown Sacramento \n\nSacramento, CA ~ Negro Hill was established in 
 1848 by people of African descent during the Gold Rush era.  Many leaders 
 were deeply religious abolitionists who were concerned with civic 
 responsibility, equal opportunity and freedom who came together high above 
 the confluence of the North and South Fork of the American River to firmly 
 establish a golden legacy by people of African descent in the California 
 Gold Rush Era. \n\nBy 1856, Negro Hill, CA was the regional center of the 
 Gold Mining District.  Black agriculture production utilized the most 
 pristine water supply in America to sustain the foundation of a healthy 
 regional economic community that attracted a culturally diverse population 
 in the region to include:  Miwok, Maidu, Mexican, Chinese, Russian, Mormon, 
 Chilean, Italian, German and people of African Descent who created a unique 
 early multi-ethnic region known as Negro Hill, California.   \n\nCalifornia 
 Governor Leland Stanford was a grocery clerk in Negro Hill, practicing 
 civic responsibility in the Civil Usage House of Negro Hill.  E.B. Crocker 
 and the Crocker Anglo National Bank had a prominent presence in the 
 financial district of Gold Rush Mining District.   E.B. Crocker gave the 
 eulogy for President Abraham Lincoln after his untimely assignation and 
 actively supported equal justice under the law for people of African 
 descent.   \n\nIn 1863, Chief Engineer Theodore Judah of the Sacramento 
 Valley Railroad submitted his report highlighting a route via the ridge 
 through the Negro Hill community along the American River Basin during the 
 U.S. Civil War while the region was annexed from Placer County to El Dorado 
 County. \n\nToday, about 25 miles from the California State Capitol, 36 
 grave markers read,\nUnknown, moved from Nigger Hill Cemetery by the U.S. 
 Government in 1954.\n\nNewly released documents from the Army Corps of 
 Engineers show the 50th anniversary of the contractual agreement notarized 
 by the Secretary of the Army and Chair of the El Dorado County Board of 
 Supervisors.  Today, we hope to facilitate a written plan towards making an 
 official request to the appropriate U.S. Government officials to remove of 
 the word “Nigger” from all 36 grave markers.  \n\nWe seek the active 
 support from the international community to restore California State 
 Landmark #570, Negro Hill, CA and economic resources necessary to establish 
 a prestigious Negro Hill Memorial Monument and educational center to 
 highlighting the contributions by people of African Descent in the Gold 
 Rush California.  \n\n~ 30 ~\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/05/11/18679433.php
SUMMARY:Negro Hill Burial Ground Project ~ UN International Year for People of African Descent
LOCATION:Sacramento Valley Railroad Station, 5th Street and I Street, \nDowntown 
 Sacramento 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/05/11/18679433.php
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